Life of a family

3.

S pov

"June, your mother's here" these are the first words as my wife opens the front door of our house.. well, it's not my house at the moment..and she..she's not very much my wife.. we're going through an hard time..but we're going to fix our problems..yeah.. i try to kiss her cheek but she moves away, rolling her eyes. "She'll be in time for dinner, i just wanna go for an ice-cream" i tell her, walking into the living room  "yeah, yeah". "Are you..going somewhere?" I ask her..she raises her eyes from her phone "i have four children.. where should i go? I have plenty of clothes to wash" "if you just let me come back" "Shannon, you're exhausting sometimes". She gets in the garden and i decide to shut my mouth, sitting on the couch. My daughter finally reaches me  "hi mom" she kisses me and i stand up. I look towards Cari "mom.. leave her alone.." i nod, at the wise words of my daughter.

In the car

"Is she seeing anyone?" June sighs loudly "no. She loves you...it's just not the right moment.". I bite my lips...my daughter is in the middle of this situation and i feel guilty. We've been together for eighteen years and i simply can't wrap my mind at the idea of losing the love of my life. "Okay, how are your siblings?" "Gary is moody and the twins ask about you". This is a mess..i need to go back home. But i don't know how.. i wish i could help my wife to heal...but she pushes me away and we end up fighting. Everything started a few months ago

5 months ago

Flashback

I'm entering my house after a busy day at work  "hello? Monsters?". Silence.. as i step in the living room, a beautiful atmosphere welcomes me. There are candles, roses and music.. Cari is standing next to the table, positioned in the middle of the space. "Umm, did i forget a special occasion?" I say, panicking. She smiles, shaking her head. She's wearing a dress "you're breathtaking..but.. what's happening?" "The kids are sleeping at Alex's tonight". I raise my eyebrows "mmm.. fine.". She wraps her arms around my neck, kissing me "hi" "hi". As we sit and start eating, i relax myself a little more. The more i drink wine the more i flirt with my wife. I grab her glass to pour the red liquid but she blocks me "i can't" "why? Do you have to drive?" I reply, chuckling. She shakes her head, smiling softly. I take another bite of the delicious lasagna she made and as i swallow the food my woman drops the bomb "i can't because i'm pregnant". The lasagna gets stuck in my throat.. "Shannon, oh my god.. breathe". She starts beating my back, crying loudly. As i recover, she sits on the chair, holding her chest "stupid asshole.. i don't wanna be a widow with five kids" "babe.. did you jusy say.." "i'm pregnant. Can you believe it? After all these years. Our oldest kids are teenagers and i still can get pregnant". I get stuck in my chair, staring at the table, mumbling "pregnant...pregnant.." "yeah..we're gonna be so old when this child will have June's age" "pregnant" "Shannon..react.. you're aging in a bad way, you need a check up" "you bitch..oh my god!". I jump on her, kissing her face "our kids are gonna freak out".

Then, we told them "...so, you're gonna have another sibling" "really? After all these years?" June replies. Cari nods proudly "but you're old" Lucas says.. Cari opens her mouth, shocked. I take my wife's hand, telling the boy "we're young and healthy..you better control that tongue, you little vampire". Hope bursts out laughing, pointing at the missing teeth of the beautiful blond boy. My wife bites her lips "Shannon, he will hide in his room for days" "you're right". I kneel down "hey Lukey Luke.. i was just kidding, you know that, right?" He pouts, crossing his arms.. he's the same as Cari when he gets offended. I start kissing his face, tickling him "mom, stop. Mooom". He smiles and then i ask Hope "what about you? Are you happy with the news?" "Of course. The baby will be my helper. They will do everything i tell them to do" "uh, i don't think so, miss.. she's a commander, oh boy" "i wonder how she became a mistress" i reply to my wife who snorts, going away "by the way, guys... me and mom need your help.. you're not babies anymore. So, Gary, i wanna see your bed fixed" "but ma" "no, i don't wanna hear bullshit.. June, please come back home after school.. no boys or being late in the weekend" the girl rolls her eyes, sighing loudly. The twins are staring at me, waiting for their duties "you.. you..well..keep doing your homeworks and the chores..okay, you can go, soldiers".

A month later

"You're incredible baby.. you're even more beautiful than fifteen years ago, when you were pregnant for the first time" . We're in bed, cuddling and caressing her belly. It's too soon to notice but inside there another life is growing. "I was thinking about names.. since we already had 4 kids, i ran out of ideas" she tells me, chuckling. I kiss her cheek "we will figure it out" "maybe we should let the kids pick the name" "are you sure? Hope will come up with Dracula or Aladdin"  we laugh. We stare into each other's eyes..then, i place a delicate kiss upon her lips "we've been blessed.. another baby" she grazes my chin "yeah, call it a blessing.." "what do you mean?" I ask her "well, come on Shannon.. you know how this happened" "mmm. I didn't do on purpose.. i'm happy with four kids" "since you're an horny teenager, i'll be back to the coil after this pregnancy" "okay, you're the mistress" i tell her, kissing her breast.

Back to the present

But life had another plan for us. She had a miscarriage two weeks after that conversation.

C pov

I know she loves me but now i can't take care of her. I agreed on faking happiness for Casey's wedding.. we will be there as a family. Since i... had the miscarriage we started fighting a lot. We fought for everything..it's like the loss of the baby showed us all the things we didn't want to see.

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